In the early morning of the next day, Xiao Yizheng walked out of Shangdu City lightly, one person, one horse and one Zhao Xin.

When he left the city, he said to the city gate officials who greeted him with a smile, "The king's seal has not been taken back." With this seal as a basis, the princess must not be hindered from going out of the city on the other day. ”

The city gate officials repeatedly said yes.

The two of them hurried non-stop until they arrived at the post station in the evening. After dinner, Zhao Xin went to the stable to feed the two horses. Xiao Yizheng also shook over. He hurriedly said, "Your Highness, go and rest first." ”

Xiao Yizheng was stunned, rolled the straw, and stroked the back of the horse chasing the dust. "This year's Duanyang Festival didn't let you spend it in Beijing." His tone was gentle and apologetic.

"I'm fine, I'm alone, it's the same everywhere. But His Royal Highness, who had just been newly married, separated from the princess. ”

Xiao Yizheng smiled and didn't say anything.

Zhao Xin felt that he was in a good mood, so he continued: "Your Highness may have received the princess's purse this year?" ”

Xiao Yizheng made a move, and then shook his head.

Zhao Xin looked incredulous and blurted out: "Huh? How? He and Xiao Yizheng went in and out of the court together, roaming the rivers and lakes, and their affection was not comparable to that of ordinary masters and servants. He never hides his emotions in front of him. "Moon Shadow once asked me what color His Highness likes. I thought it was the princess who needed to make a purse. ”

Xiao Yizheng frowned and looked at him: "Moon Shadow asked you?" ”

Zhao Xin nodded, and wondered if he had said the wrong thing, and added: "I saw that His Highness had a purse on his sleeve yesterday, and I thought it was ......" He quickly stopped, feeling that he was wrong again and again, so he hurriedly continued to bury his head in feeding the horses.

"It was hand-sewn by the queen mother." Xiao Yizheng said lightly.

"Yes, in the past, during the Duanyang Festival, the queen would make a purse for His Royal Highness with her own hands." Zhao Xin agreed.

There was a faint smile on the corner of Xiao Yizheng's lips, remembering that after the noon banquet in the palace, Xiao Yihe handed over the purse and solemnly explained: "Sixth brother, this trip to the southwest, the road is long and difficult, and the situation when you go out of Beijing is different from the previous time. Father, mother, my heart is hanging. This year's purse, the queen mother thought that you were married and didn't need to do it anymore, but when she heard the news that you were going to the southwest, she still made one for you, hoping to get rid of the disaster and take refuge. I'm just afraid that your daughter-in-law will think too much about it and wonder if she is doing something bad, so she asked me to give it to you privately. ”

He took the purse with emotion, "Niangniang's craftsmanship is also one of the best in the capital." Don't worry. ”

"Be careful, I'm waiting for your good news in Shangdu." Xiao Yihe still looked worried.

He smiled and nodded.

The purse made by the queen is delicate and small, and when he returned to Zhengzheng Yuan last night, he took the purse, and his mind reverberated with the sonorous and powerful heroic sound of the Taixuanqin, but he thought in his heart: What should the purse made by the hand that can play such a sound of the piano look like?

He said to himself that he should not be very concerned about not receiving the purse that she had sewn by herself, after all, with their relationship, it was not easy to force it if they did it. But there is an indescribable expectation and loss in my heart. Especially early this morning, when he saw Qingxi's princess dressed in a national court, standing proudly in front of the palace to see him off, this expectation and loss that I don't know what emotions are mixed with are especially victorious.

He smiled at her, and she smiled in return. The two of them didn't say anything. At this time, thinking of the bright and brilliant smile under the morning sun, Xiao Yizheng felt that there was no need to say anything, and even those thoughts about whether he was purse or not were hypocritical. She wasn't an ordinary woman in the back house.

"Zhao Xin, sleep well tonight. Now for the next moment, we have to fight! He tilted his head slightly, and his tone was sonorous.

On this night, the study room of the Guangwang Mansion in Shangdu City was brightly lit. Prince Guang is working hard to write. In the past few days, King Yu and King Xiang have taken turns to come to his house as lobbyists. It is nothing more than to let him cooperate with the imperial court and retire at home with peace of mind. In fact, after he was stripped of his military power, he did not send any news to the Southwest Army. He also knew that he was afraid that he had been monitored, and any news left the palace and entered the palace. But even if he doesn't give any orders, he is 100% sure of what will happen to the Southwest Army. Even if King Xiang told him about Xiao Yizheng's analysis and response in the Heart Cultivation Hall and that the emperor sent him to the southwest, he said that Xiao Liuzi was clever, but he really didn't worry at all. He has been operating in the southwest for decades, how can he be easily shaken by his little six sons.

"What the hell do you think? What exactly do you want to do? King Yu asked him.

What does he want to do? He didn't want to do anything! He was not reconciled! He was unwilling to be inexplicably robbed of military power, unwilling to be impeached for making contributions to the imperial court, and unwilling to be wronged by the soldiers of his Southwest Army.

I was annoyed by King Yu. He said: "Big brother, if you are the boss, you have been aggrieved all these years." Otherwise, let's do business together. ”

These words frightened Prince Yu immediately broke out in a cold sweat, hurriedly said goodbye, and never boarded the gate of King Guang's Mansion again.

King Yu entered the palace early the second day and reported these words to your emperor in their original form.

After hearing this, Xiao Zhe smiled widely, but comforted him: "The ninth brother's temper and whining are also there, and some words are not true. If I really think about it, how many people will have to be involved? As long as the ninth brother doesn't take action, I am willing to turn a blind eye. Big brother, I've heard some of the words, forget it. ”

Prince Yu said yes again and again.

At this time, King Guang's letter was really written to the deputy marshal Xu Yongsheng, telling him not to enter Beijing no matter what. He also has channels to send this letter. After the letter was written, he pondered about the few people in the prison of Dali Temple, and it seemed that some things were still soft-hearted.

After Xiao Yizheng left Shangdu, Qingxi's life became busier than before.

Xu is afraid that she will be lonely, and the queen often recruits her to accompany her in the palace, visiting the garden to enjoy the flowers, tasting tea and playing cards, boating and playing chess, and the activities are different, but the queen always mentions Liulang and Liulang. In this way, she knew a lot of interesting things about Xiao Yizheng's childhood. For example, if he is lazy in practice, he will be punished by the armed master Yuan, but the master who uses the teacher's rhetoric in the study feels that it is his fault to punish him; For example, in order to let the fourth princess be chic and wanton before she got married, she instigated the fourth princess to change the people's clothes, and secretly took her out of the palace to play for a day before coming back. For another example, for Tingmeng, the little chamberlain who always bullied her was taught a lesson, but he didn't act as a prince, but changed into a night robe and acted with his face covered. also said: "If you use the identity of the prince to oppress people, it is not fair." He didn't know that I was the prince, and he could fight back, and he was defeated and no one else. ……

When the queen talks about these past events, she always smiles without her eyebrows. Qingxi also found it interesting, and his heart said that he had not been a stable lord since he was a child, no wonder Shangdu City couldn't accommodate his heart that always wanted to run out.

She has been in the palace many times, and she has become familiar with the ladies in the harem, and she seems to be a kind person. Alone, she felt something special. It is the concubine Niangniang of Queen Xiao Xiaoyi. She rarely attends the gatherings of the ladies in the palace, occasionally shows her face, and rarely smiles, and the whole person sits so quietly and expressionlessly, which seems out of place with the whole environment. And everyone doesn't seem to care much, and they seem to be used to it.

It's just that Qingxi feels that this concubine seems to look at her more often. She also often catches her gaze falling on herself.

She asked Shen Tong: "Has Concubine Nian's temperament always been like this?" ”

Shen Tong leaned into her ear and said, "It is said that she also had this expression towards her father and her own Seven Emperors. ”

"Cold beauty." Qingxi concluded.

Shen Tong touched his stomach and puzzled: "But I always feel that as a mother, is it too cold." It's understandable to face my father, after all, he is also a lot of years behind. But the son is biological, so he should always be warm. Think about the Seventh Emperor Brother is only eight years old, and he is still a child. Children, who do not like the pampering and care of their mothers. Immediately, she smiled again: "It's only been more than a month, and I feel that mother and son are connected, thinking about how to treat him well in the future." Her smile was full of joy and comfort about to become a mother.

Qingxi also smiled peacefully. "This kid will be pampered by a thousand people."

Shen Tong stroked his stomach, looked up and asked her, "Are you worried about the sixth brother?" ”

Qingxi paused, smiled and nodded.

"Counting the days, he also went to the southwest. It's just that I haven't heard any news from the prince yet. ”

Qingxi bowed, my brother came to the palace the day before yesterday and told her something. "I want to have news and I want to have no news." She smiled and whispered.

Shen Tong shook her hand and said softly: "The prince said that his father is willing to let him go, and he must be fully prepared." ”

Qingxi sighed: "I'm willing to help him with something." ”

In the evening, Qingxi returned to the palace from the palace. As soon as he entered the palace, Uncle Zhong greeted him, first saluted and greeted, and then reported: "A visitor came to the palace today, saying that he asked to see the princess." The guards didn't care much, and asked which house and where, what was the so-called matter. But the other party said that he was a friend of His Royal Highness, and he asked to see the princess with the token given by His Royal Highness as evidence. If the princess is gone, I am afraid that the big thing will be delayed. The guards did not dare to slack off, and reported to me layer by layer, and I went to see the visitor, but in his hand there was a small seal used by the prince outside. I asked what it was, and the other party insisted that he see the princess before he could say. But the princess is no longer in the palace today, and the visitor said that she will go to the palace early tomorrow morning, and if the princess is gone, she will not come again. ”

"Oh?" Qingxi frowned. Why did Xiao Yizheng's friends want to see him? What is the so-called thing? As if remembering something, she suddenly asked, "Is it a man or a woman?" ”

Uncle Zhong's face was embarrassed, but he quickly replied in a low voice: "It's a girl." ”

Qingxi's face relaxed, closed his eyes, sighed, and said for a while: "Early tomorrow morning, if that girl comes, please come in and wait for me in the front hall." Don't be lazy, be good at hospitality. ”

Uncle Zhong commanded and said yes.